The Nifty April 2021 futures were at 14,364.50, a premium of 53.17 points compared with Nifty's spot closing of 14,310.80.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 35.35 lakh crore compared with Rs 22.34 lakh crore in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index slumped 524.05 points or 3.53% to 14,310.80.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, soared 16.22% to 23.
RIL, Infosys and Dr. Reddy's were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for April expiry.
The April F&O contracts will expire on 29 April 2021.
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